Questions Chapter 5/6/7

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What challenges did the American leaders face in the Revolutionary War?

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Poor funding and unsupplied, U.S had a hard time keeping troops due to contracts and militia had no contracts, and a soldier made was a farmers loss.

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What were the key turning points in the Revolutionary War?

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The Battle of Sara T which helped Americans gain French alliance, Gained Steuben after Valley Forge to train American troops, and The Battle of Y, where American and French teamed up and beat the British, gaining Americas independence.

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How did the key individuals impact the Revolution?

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Benjamin Franklin secured support of France which helped patriots and negotiated the Treaty of Paris, George Washington taking every oppurtunity he had to attack, kept people motivated to in army, and helped wore out British and Thomas Jefferson by being author of DOI, established importance of rights, and helped shaped the U.S

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How did the Articles of Confederation lead to the Constitution?

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Weak federal government with barely any rights, couldn't collect taxes, and no Executive or Judicial branches to enforce and interpret laws

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How did the fighting change from the North and the South?

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British loss in the BOS lacking materials, Loyalists not being used to fighting in the South against the Patriots, and Americans weren't given slaves which was important for the South

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What were the Compromises of the Constitutional Convention?

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TGC a bicameral Congress with equal House and Senate representation, 3/5 Compromise counting slaves as people plus taxation, and the Commerce Compromise allowing Congress to control trade.

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How did George Washingtons presidency impact the U.S?

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Established the cabinet which helped manage Executive branch, helped assert independence for America, stepped down after 2 terms to prove power can be given away peacefully.

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How did the Founding Fathers address the concerns of the Anti Federalists?

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New strong government/president, wrote 10 commandments: FOS,RTBA,NQOS,SAS, can't take LLP without DPL, ST,TBJ, NEP/B, Rights not listed but protected, and powers not determined by Federal are determined by states and people.

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What were the problems of the electional college and how did they lead to the Revolution of 1800?

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before 12th amendment, two votes were casted for pres, F JA became pres and his rival, the DR TJ became vice pres, No separate ballots for president and VP, creating a tie, and unequal voting power (smaller states had advantages)

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How were the Democratic Republicans different from the Federalists?

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Federalists- strong government with more power than state governments, industrial economy/ relied on trade, supported a national bank
Democratic Republicans- agricultural/reliant on farmers, sympathetic to France since they were the American allies, and advocated for a limited federal government